April 3, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 2
BOS 0 BAL 6
KCR 4 MIN 10
DET 6 OAK 5
CLE 4 COL 7
@CIN 1 FLA 8
CHC 2 ATL 3
@HOU 2 LAD 2
PHI 1 MON 9
STL 4 NYM 4
@SDP 1 SFG 7
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 43,031

Thursday, April 3, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:10

Royals

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4  8  1
Orioles         2  0  0   0  1  0   0  3  X    6  9  1

W: A Rhodes (1-0), L: J Montgomery (0-1), S: R Myers (2)

Orioles

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .222  .522   23    3   3   SB
T Goodwin CF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .333 1.167   13    3   0   3B,SB,CS
B Roberts LF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .666   35    2   0   
J King 1B                     3   1   0   1    1   0  .000  .125   16    8   1   SB
J Bell SS                     4   1   3   3    0   0  .625 1.625   22    0   2   HR
J Vitiello DH                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .286  .804   20    0   0   
  J Damon PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125   11    2   0   
C Paquette 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    9    0   2   
M Sweeney C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200   10    4   0   
  T Spehr C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   

J Rosado P                                                               1   1
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4    4   6              161   24   9

BATTING

3B: T Goodwin (1, off R Myers).

HR: J Bell (1, off S Kamieniecki; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Bell 6; T Goodwin 4; B Roberts 2; J Vitiello.

RBI: J Bell 3 (3); J King (2).

2-out RBI: J Bell 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Paquette-J Offerman-J King.

E: C Paquette (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J King (1, 2nd base off S Kamieniecki/C Hoiles); J Offerman (1, 2nd base off S Kamieniecki/C Hoiles); T Goodwin (1, 2nd base off A Rhodes/C Hoiles).

CS: T Goodwin (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by A Rhodes).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson DH                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .571 1.238   21    0   0   HBP
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    1   2   SH,GDP
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   2   2   2    0   1  .333 1.000   18    7   1   HR
E Davis RF                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .444 1.000   11    1   0   SB
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.681   15    1   3   
B Surhoff LF                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .500   20    1   0   IW
J Hammonds CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .542   10    3   0   
C Hoiles C                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .286  .804   15    6   0   
  L Webster C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Reboulet 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .542   19    5   4   

S Kamieniecki P                                                          1   1
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   1
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   6   9   4    2   5              142   27  12

BATTING

HR: R Palmeiro (1, off J Montgomery; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: M Bordick (2, off J Rosado).

IBB: B Surhoff (1, by J Montgomery).

HBP: B Anderson (2, by J Walker).

TB: R Palmeiro 5; E Davis 3; C Hoiles; C Ripken; J Reboulet; B Anderson.

GIDP: M Bordick (1).

RBI: R Palmeiro 2 (2); C Hoiles 2 (2).

2-out RBI: C Hoiles 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Ripken (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Davis (1, 2nd base off J Montgomery/T Spehr).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Rosado                       6     6   3   1    1   4   0   1.50   26   95-61   43· 4·14   11· 7· 3· 0     55    -     1.32   0.04
J Walker, H (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    3   12-5     5· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.97   0.11
J Montgomery, BS (1), L (0-1)  1     3   3   3    1   1   1  27.00    7   32-18    6· 2·10    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.43  -0.60
Totals                         8     9   6   4    2   5   1          36  139-84   54· 6·24   14·10· 4· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Kamieniecki                  4.2   5   4   4    3   2   1   7.71   23   81-48   26· 4·18   12· 2· 4· 0     37    -     1.26  -0.22
T Mathews                      1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   18-12    4· 4· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.67   0.07
A Rhodes, W (1-0)              2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8   29-21   18· 1· 2    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.00   0.12
R Myers, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   14-11    4· 0· 7    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.13   0.08
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   6   1          39  142-92   52· 9·31   14· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: J Rosado (1).

WP: S Kamieniecki (1).

IBB: J Montgomery (1; B Surhoff).

PO: A Rhodes (1; T Goodwin, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: J Walker (1; B Anderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 43,031.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Offerman           2B    1. B Anderson           DH 
2. T Goodwin            CF    2. M Bordick            SS 
3. B Roberts            LF    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. J King               1B    4. E Davis              RF 
5. J Bell               SS    5. C Ripken             3B 
6. J Vitiello           DH    6. B Surhoff            LF 
7. J Dye                RF    7. J Hammonds           CF 
8. C Paquette           3B    8. C Hoiles             C  
9. M Sweeney            C     9. J Reboulet           2B 

   J Rosado             P        S Kamieniecki        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  -23  4   31%  93% C Hoiles        J Montgomery    Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Davis Scores; Surhoff Scores
   b 8   0  4-3  ---  6   29%  61% R Palmeiro      J Montgomery    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 5   2  2-2  --3  6  -23%  29% J Bell          S Kamieniecki   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); King Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  -23  2   16%  62% C Ripken        J Rosado        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Palmeiro Scores/No RBI/unER; Davis Scores/unER
   b 7   1  4-3  1--  1  -12%  26% M Bordick       J Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kamieniecki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  T Goodwin       Bunt Popfly: C
          1--      48%  B Roberts       Offerman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   51%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Offerman to 3B
          --3  6   50%  J King          Walk
   R      1-3  2   41%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Offerman Scores; King to 3B
          1-3  7   39%  J Vitiello      Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      123  1   45%  J Dye           Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   41%  M Bordick       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   42%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   44%  E Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Palmeiro to 2B
          12-      46%  C Ripken        Balk; Palmeiro to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RR     -23  2   62%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Palmeiro Scores/No RBI/unER; Davis Scores/unER
   O      1--  4   60%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Kamieniecki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   63%  C Paquette      Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   64%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   65%  J Offerman      Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Rosado facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   63%  J Hammonds      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   62%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   61%  J Reboulet      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Kamieniecki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   64%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   61%  B Roberts       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   64%  J King          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   62%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); King to 2B
   O      12-  5   67%  J Vitiello      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Rosado facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   65%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   63%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   62%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Kamieniecki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   65%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   67%  C Paquette      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   68%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Rosado facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   72%  E Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   68%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
          1--  8   72%  B Surhoff       Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  2   69%  J Hammonds      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Davis to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
   O      -23  6   63%  C Hoiles        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Kamieniecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   67%  J Offerman      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   63%  T Goodwin       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  5   54%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Goodwin to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   54%  J King          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Goodwin Scores
          1--      52%  J Bell          King Steals 2B
          -2-      52%  " "             Wild Pitch; King to 3B
   RR     --3  6   29%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); King Scores
                  Terry Mathews replaces Scott Kamieniecki pitching
   O      ---  6   30%  J Vitiello      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose Rosado facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   35%  J Reboulet      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   43%  B Anderson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Reboulet to 2B
   O      12-  3   42%  M Bordick       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Reboulet to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   RO     -23  3   40%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B; Reboulet Scores; Anderson to 3B
   O      --3  4   35%  E Davis         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Terry Mathews facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   37%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   39%  C Paquette      Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   40%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Rosado facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   47%  C Ripken        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   41%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   36%  J Hammonds      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   31%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Arthur Rhodes facing 1-2-3
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Terry Mathews pitching
   O      ---  4   34%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   31%  T Goodwin       Walk
          1--      29%  B Roberts       Goodwin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      36%  " "             Goodwin Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B-2B)
          ---  6   34%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   37%  J King          Flyball: 2B (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Jamie Walker facing 9-1-2
                  Jamie Walker replaces Jose Rosado pitching
   O      ---  5   32%  J Reboulet      Flyball: LF
          ---  6   38%  B Anderson      Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   26%  M Bordick       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Arthur Rhodes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   29%  J Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   26%  J Vitiello      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Johnny Damon pinch runs for Joe Vitiello batting 6th
   O      1--  3   29%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   32%  C Paquette      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Montgomery facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Jamie Walker pitching; Tim Spehr replaces Mike Sweeney playing C batting 9th
   R      ---  6   61%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   67%  E Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   61%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
          1--      65%  B Surhoff       Davis Steals 2B
          -2-  5   67%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   62%  J Hammonds      Groundout: 3B-1B; Davis to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
   RR     -23  4   93%  C Hoiles        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Davis Scores; Surhoff Scores
   O      1--  5   92%  J Reboulet      Flyball: 2B (Short RF Line)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Randy Myers facing 9-1-2
                  Randy Myers replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching; Lenny Webster replaces Chris Hoiles playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  2   96%  T Spehr         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   99%  J Offerman      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   96%  T Goodwin       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3  100%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 6.

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